ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Pulelulu ‘Epeleli 13, 2022

FAITH DRIVES OUT FEAR

KO E TUI, ‘OKU NE TEKE’I ‘A E ILIFIA

1 PETER 1:8-9

Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

1 PITA 1:8-9

‘A ia neongo kuo te‘eki te mou mamata ki ai, ka ‘oku mou ‘ofa ki ai; ‘a ia ai ‘i he taimi ni neongo ‘oku ‘ikai te mou mātā ia, ka ‘i ho‘omou tui ki ai, ‘oku mou hākailangitau ‘i he fiefia ‘oku ‘ikai malea‘aki, pea ‘oku fai hēvani; ho‘omou ma‘u ‘a e me‘a ‘oku hu‘u ki ai ho‘omou tui, ko e fakamo‘ui ‘o homou laumālie.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

God gives all heavenly gifts to faith, for this reason, among others, that faith worketh in us the life and spirit which are to be eternally manifested in the upper and better world. Faith furnishes us with armor for this life, and education for the life to come. It enables a man both to live and to die without fear; it prepares both for action and for suffering; and hence the Lord selects it as a most convenient medium for conveying grace to us, and thereby securing us for glory.

Certainly faith does for us what nothing else can do: it gives us joy and peace, and causes us to enter into rest. Why do men attempt to gain salvation by other means? An old preacher says, "A silly servant who is bidden to open a door, sets his shoulder to it and pushes with all his might; but the door stirs not. Another comes with a key, and easily unlocks the door, and enters right readily. Those who would be saved by works are pushing at heaven's gate without result; but faith is the key which opens the gate at once.”

CHARLES SPURGEON

‘Oku foaki ‘e he ‘Otua ‘a e ngaahi me’a’ofa faka-langi ma’ae tui, pea ko e ‘uhinga ia ‘oku ngaue ai ‘a e tui ‘iate kitautolu ke ne fakatupu ‘a e mo’ui mo e fa’ahinga laumalie ‘o e mo’ui lau’itaniti ‘o langi. ‘Oku fakateunga kitautolu ‘e he tui ki he mo’ui ko eni, pea ako’i kitautolu ki he mo’ui ‘amui. ‘Oku fakaivia ‘a e tangata ke ne ikuna’i ‘a e mo’ui ko eni, pea ke ne fehangahangai mo mate ‘o ‘ikai ha ilifia. ‘Oku ne teu’i ki he ngaue mo e mamahi. Pea ‘oku fili ‘e he ‘Otua ‘a e tui ko ha fauna ke vaka mai ai ‘ene kelesi kiate kitautolu pea sila’i ai pe kitautolu ki kololia.

‘Oku fai ‘e tui ‘a e ngaue ‘oku ‘ikai toe lava ia ‘e ha me’a. ‘Oku fou mei ai ‘a e fiefia mo e nonga pea ‘oku tau ma’u ai ha malolo. Ko e ha e ‘uhinga ‘oku toe kumi ai ‘e he tangata ha founga ke mo’ui ai? Na’e ‘i ai ha tangata’eiki malanga na’a ne pehe; “ ko ha sevaniti ta’etokanga, na’e fekau’i ke ‘alu ‘o fakaava ‘a e matapa ki ha fale pea ‘alu pe ia ‘o falala ki he matapa ‘o teke ‘aki hono mamafa; na’e ‘ikai felave ‘ene feinga. Na’e ‘alu atu ha tokotaha kehe mo e ki, pea ne fakaava ‘a e matapa, ‘ikai hela feinga’i, ‘o ne hu ki loto. Ko kinautolu ‘oku nau feinga ke ma’u honau fakamo’ui ‘o fou ‘i he’enau ngaue, ‘oku nau teke ‘a e matapa ‘o hevani ka ‘oku ‘ikai ha felave. Ko e TUI, ‘a e ki ‘oku ne fakaava ‘a e matapa.”